Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C., Ottawa sign health agreement worth $1.4 billion
RICHMOND, B.C. - Canada's health minister has announced a 10-year, $1.4 billion health-funding agreement with British Columbia, and a multimillion dollar investment to fight the opioid crisis across t...
Feb 17, 2017
B.C. Children's Representative confirmed
VICTORIA - The province has confirmed Bernard Richard as the Representative for Children and Youth. Members of the B-C legislature voted unanimously in favour of Richard yesterday, who will hold the p...
Feb 17, 2017
Friendly wallaby still on the loose after escape in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - A wallaby wandering through Langley, B.C., has the jump on everyone trying to find it. The roughly metre-high creature, similar to a kangaroo, has been on the hop since earlier this we...
Feb 17, 2017
Kimberley's SunMine solar farm shines in first full year of operation
KIMBERLEY, B.C. - A former lead and zinc mine in southeastern British Columbia has generated a small profit in its first full year of operation as a solar farm. A report by city staff in Kimberley sho...
Feb 16, 2017
Fraser Institute challenges revenue neutral claim of B.C.’s carbon tax
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Finance Ministry is disputing claims from a Fraser Institute report that says the province's carbon tax is no longer revenue neutral. The study released Thursday says th...
Feb 16, 2017
Clark calls in Canada's ambassador, special envoy to map softwood strategy
VICTORIA - When it comes to negotiating a softwood lumber agreement, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark says she prefers an unpredictable American administration, rather than the previous disinter...
Feb 16, 2017
Snowy SUV driver ticketed near Vernon
VERNON, B.C. - RCMP are reminding drivers it's illegal and dangerous to drive with snow on your vehicle. A police officer stopped a vehicle covered in snow except for a small spot on the windshield on...
Feb 16, 2017
Interior Health downgrades water warning near Ashcroft
ASHCROFT, B.C. - Interior Health says a Do Not Consume order in place on the Thompson River near Ashcroft for more than a month has been downgraded. The order has been in place since a CP train derail...
Feb 16, 2017
B.C. investigating 'unusual' activity in PharmaNet system
VANCOUVER - Premier Christy Clark is promising a thorough investigation into four incidents that the B.C. government describes as "unusual" activity in its PharmaNet system where unknown people are be...
Feb 16, 2017
Mudslides close Highways 8 and 12, TCH closed due to avalanche risk
KAMLOOPS - Travel will be a little tricky for drivers southwest of Kamloops today. A pair of major routes have been closed by mudslides. Highway 8 is closed 12 kilometres east of Spences Bridge due to...
Feb 16, 2017
